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DROUGHT STATUS UPDATE ARCHIVE

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About Drought Status Updates: NIDIS and partners issue drought status updates to communicate a potential area of concern for drought expansion and/or development, based on recent conditions and the upcoming forecast.
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February 5, 2025

Snow Drought Persists in Most of the West With Record Dryness in the Southwest

January 8, 2025

Record-Setting Warm and Dry Conditions Bring Snow Drought to Arizona, New Mexico, and Alaska

December 11, 2024

Winter Kicks Off With a Mix of Snowpack Conditions in the West

May 8, 2024

Snow Drought Expands in Parts of the Western U.S. with Early and Rapid Snowmelt

April 3, 2024

Snow drought persists in Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies as climatological peak mountain snowpack approaches.

March 7, 2024

Storms improved conditions in much of the West. However, snow drought lingers in the Northern Rockies and parts of the Northwest.